Old Public Library
Old Public Library | |
| Location | 190 Hampshire St., Lawrence, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°42′34″N 71°10′5″W / 42.70944°N 71.16806°W |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | George G. Adams |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000452[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1978 |
The Old Public Library is a historic library building in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure was built in 1892 to a design by George G. Adams, a leading architect of public buildings in New England. The building is predominantly brownstone, with terracotta trim bands, an irregular and asymmetric massing with a tower, and its entrance recessed in an archway. It served as Lawrence's public library until 1973 when a new library building was built.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Lawrence Old Public Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 4, 2014.